HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 22094-02-2016 ORDINANCE NO. 22094-02-2016
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY TEN, EFFECTIVE ON ADOPTION, BY ADDING SIX
POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF CORPORAL/DETECTIVE, BY
ADDING THREE POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF
SERGEANT, AND BY ADDING ONE POSITION IN THE
CLASSIFICATION OF LIEUTENANT; PROVIDING A STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEAL
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 143.021(a), Texas Local Government Code provides that a
municipality's governing body shall by ordinance (i) establish the classifications of police
officers and (ii) prescribe the number of positions in each classification; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2015, the City Council adopted Ordinance
21935-09-2015, which established the Police Department's sworn personnel staffing
levels effective October 1, 2015, as follows:
Assistant Chief 3
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 15
Lieutenant 46
Sergeant 167
Corporal/Detective 214
Police Officer 1,139
Total 1,589, and
WHEREAS, the Police Chief has requested that the City Council (i) increase the
number of authorized positions within existing classifications to add six (6) positions in
the classification of Corporal/Detective, three (3) positions in the classification of
Sergeant, and one (1) position in the classification of Lieutenant and (ii) prescribe the
number of authorized positions in the Police Department as set forth below in order to
conform with the proposed changes and to effect efficient economy of the operations of
the Police Department.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That, following the formal adoption of this ordinance, the following positions
shall be the only civil service positions in each classification (rank) authorized in the City
of Fort Worth Police Department effective immediately, until modified by subsequent
ordinance:
Assistant Chief 3
Deputy Chief 5
Captain 15
Lieutenant 47
Sergeant 170
Corporal/Detective 220
Police Officer 1,139
Total 1,599
SECTION 2.
The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum, which is presented
contemporaneously with this ordinance, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by
reference for further clarification and explanation of the purpose and intent of the City
Council in its adoption of this ordinance as well as the Department in its implementation.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of previous ordinances and of
the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (2015), as amended, except where the
provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of prior police
staffing ordinances for the Police Department and such Code, in which event conflicting
provisions of such ordinances and such code provisions are hereby repealed and this
ordinance shall be controlling.
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SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of these ordinances are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences,
paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect immediately, and it is so
ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: .ATTEST:
MAC
Denis C. Troy, Asst. City Attorney Mary J. Wse ;�( i Secretary
ADOPTED & EFFECTIVE: February 16, 2016
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 2/16/2016 - Ordinance No. 22094-02-2016
DATE: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 REFERENCE NO.: G-18673
LOG NAME: 35FWPD 6TH DIVISION
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending Police Department Staffing to Increase the Number of Authorized Positions in
the Classification of Corporal/Detective by Six, Increase the Number of Authorized Positions in the
Classification of Sergeant by Three and Increase the Number of Authorized Positions in the Classification
of Lieutenant by One, Thereby Increasing the Total Number of Authorized Civil Service Positions by Ten to
Reflect Civil Service Staffing Changes Included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance to reflect civil service staffing
included in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget which increases the number of authorized positions in the
classification of corporal/detective by six, increases the number of authorized positions in the classification
of sergeant by three and increases the number of authorized positions in the classification of lieutenant by
one, thereby increasing the total authorized civil service positions by 10, from the amount of 1,589 to
1,599.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) and the attached ordinance is to revise civil
service staffing in the Police Department to reflect civil service staffing included in the Fiscal Year 2016
Budget. The City's adopted Fiscal Year 2016 Budget includes funding for the addition of 35 additional civil
service budgeted positions in the Police Department. Twenty-five of those positions were addressed in
September 2015 (M&C G-18579, Ordinance 21935-09-2015). The attached ordinance creates the other
10 budgeted civil service positions that were funded as part of the budget.
The adopted budget included funding for 10 additional tested-rank positions (six corporal/detectives, three
sergeants and one lieutenant) to provide proper span of control when the first wave of the Sixth Patrol
Division is staffed. These 10 supervisory positions were not needed until the associated police officer
positions were filled. With the current academy class nearing graduation, we are now ready to authorize
these 10 positions and further the implementation of the Sixth Patrol Division.
On September 29, 2015, the City Council adopted a staffing ordinance for the Police Department
(Ordinance 21935-09-2015). Approval of the attached ordinance would result in new authorized staffing
levels as follows, to be effective immediately:
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Position Current Authorized Authorized Positions
Positions
Assistant Chief 3 3
Deputy Chief 5 5
Captain 15 15
Lieutenant 46 47
Sergeant 1 167 _ 170
Corporal/Detective F —^--214 220
Police Officer 1,139 1,139
TOTAL 1,589 1,599
NOTE -The position changes at issue in this M&C and ordinance do not in any way affect the civil service
positions that were added in connection with the receipt of the COPS Hiring Program Grant (M&C C-
27135).
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that the adopted Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, as appropriated, includes
funds for the positions being added.
FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs):
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CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Valerie Washington (6192)
Originating Department Head: Joel F. Fitzgerald (4212)
Yvette Jones (4256)
Additional Information Contact: Shallah Graham (4229)
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